123 Madison Street  
Oak Park, Illinois 60302  
www.oak-park.us  
Village of Oak Park  
Meeting Agenda  
President and Board of Trustees  
Tuesday, June 17, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Village Hall  
Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m., in Council Chambers (Room 201)  
The President and Board of Trustees welcome you. Public comments may be made by  
individuals at the beginning of the meeting, as well as when agenda items are discussed.  
If you wish to provide public comment, complete the "Instructions to Address the Village  
Board" form which is available at the back of the Chambers and present it to the Village  
Clerk at the Board table. When recognized, approach the podium and state your name  
first. If you wish to provide comment by virtual means, contact the Village Clerk's Office  
prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting by calling 708-358-5670 or by email to  
publiccomment@oak-park.us. Your camera must remain on while speaking. Please  
limit your remarks to three minutes.  
Instructions for Non-Agenda Public Comment  
Non-agenda public comment is a time set aside at the beginning of a meeting for  
individuals to speak about an issue or concern that is not on that meeting's agenda. It is  
not intended for a dialogue with the Board. Non-agenda public comment is limited to 30  
minutes with a limit of three minutes per person. If non-agenda public comment exceed  
30 minutes, public comment will resume after the items listed under the regular agenda  
are complete. See instructions above on how to provide public comment.  
Instructions for Agenda Public Comment  
Comments are three minutes per person per agenda item with a maximum of three  
agenda items on which an individual may speak. In addition, the Village Board permits a  
maximum of five persons to speak on each side of any one topic which is scheduled for  
or has been the subject of a public hearing by a designated hearing body. These items  
are noted with (*). See instructions above on how to provide public comment.  
I. Call to Order  
II. Roll Call  
III. Agenda Approval  
IV. Minutes  
A Motion to Approve Minutes from the June 3, 2025 Regular Meeting of  
the Village Board.  
A.  
MOT 25-196  
Overview:  
This is a Motion to approve the official minutes of meetings of the Village Board.  
V. Non-Agenda Public Comment  
VI. Appointments  
Motion to Concur with the Village President’s Appointment of Derek Eder  
to fill the Vacancy of Former Village Trustee Susan Buchanan  
B.  
MOT 25-195  
Overview:  
This is a motion to Concur with the Village President’s Appointment of Derek  
Eder to fill the Vacancy of Former Village Trustee Susan Buchanan.  
VII. Proclamation  
A Motion to Approve a Proclamation Recognizing Juneteenth Annually on  
the 19th of June.  
C.  
MOT 25-197  
Overview:  
This is a motion to approve Village President Vicki Scaman proclaiming  
Juneteenth Annually on the 19th of June.  
VIII. Village Manager Reports  
Review of the Tentative Village Board Meeting Calendars for June, July,  
and August 2025.  
D.  
ID 25-400  
Overview:  
Calendars are presented to the Board for the purpose of highlighting Special  
Meeting topics. These topics are based on adopted Village Board Goals and/or  
previous Village Board direction.  
A Report on Pedestrian (Field) Stop Data from the First Quarter of 2025.  
E.  
ID 25-407  
Overview:  
This is a report on the pedestrian (field) stops that occurred during the first  
quarter of 2025. A memo summarizing the quarterly reports is also included.  
IX. Village Board Committees  
This section is intended to be informational. If there are approved minutes from a recent  
Committee meeting of the Village Board, the minutes will be posted in this section.  
X. Citizen Commission Vacancies  
This is an ongoing list of current vacancies for the Citizens Involvement Commissions.  
Residents are encouraged to apply through the Village Clerk’s Office.  
F.  
ID 25-409  
Board and Commission Vacancy Report for June 17, 2025  
Overview:  
This report lists the expected number of members, current number of members  
seated and number of active vacancies for the Village’s 18 citizen boards and  
commissions. There are currently 17 vacancies.  
XI. First Reading  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Building”), Article  
2 (“Existing Building Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the  
2024 International Existing Building Code as Recommended by the  
Building Code Advisory Commission.  
G.  
H.  
I.  
ORD 25-117  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council Building Codes with a decreased  
number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code  
process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Buildings”),  
Article 3 (“Electric Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2024  
International Code Council National Electric Code as Recommended by  
the Building Code Advisory Commission  
ORD 25-118  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council National Electric Code with a  
decreased number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s  
building code process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Buildings”),  
Article 5 (“Fire Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2024  
International Code Council Fire Code as Recommended by the Building  
Code Advisory Commission  
ORD 25-119  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting trends and implementing more modern  
approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code Advisory  
Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024 editions of  
the International Code Council Fire Code with a decreased number of  
amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Buildings”),  
Article 15 (“Pool Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2024  
International Code Council Swimming Pool and Spa Code as  
Recommended by the Building Code Advisory Commission  
J.  
ORD 25-120  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council with a decreased number of  
amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Buildings”),  
Article 1 (“Building Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the  
2024 International Code Council Building Code as Recommended by the  
Building Code Advisory Commission  
K.  
ORD 25-124  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building and electric codes  
to attract construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing  
more modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building  
Code Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the  
2024 editions of the International Code Council Building Code with decreased  
number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code  
process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7(“Building”), Article  
16 (“Energy Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 2024  
International Code Council Energy Code as Recommended by the  
Building Code Advisory Commission  
L.  
ORD 25-126  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council Building Codes with decreased  
number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code  
process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Building”), Article  
11 (“Fuel Gas Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the 1014  
International Code Council Fuel and Gas Code as Recommended by the  
Building Code Advisory Commission  
M.  
ORD 25-127  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building code to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council Building Codes with a decreased  
number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code  
process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7(“Buildings”),  
Article 6 (“Residential Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the  
2024 International Code Council Residential Code as Recommended by  
the Building Code Advisory Commission  
N.  
ORD 25-129  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council Building Codes with decreased  
number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code  
process.  
A First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 (“Buildings”),  
Article 4 (“Mechanical Code”) of the Oak Park Village Code to Adopt the  
2024 International Code Council Mechanical Code as Recommended by  
the Building Code Advisory Commission  
O.  
ORD 25-130  
Overview:  
The Village periodically reviews and adopts updated building codes to attract  
construction growth by accepting current trends and implementing more  
modern approved materials and safer building practices. The Building Code  
Advisory Commission is recommending that the Village Board adopt the 2024  
editions of the International Code Council Building Codes with decreased  
number of amendments to simplify and streamline the Village’s building code  
process.  
XII. Consent Agenda  
A Motion to Approve the January 2025 Monthly Treasurer’s Report for All  
Funds  
P.  
Q.  
R.  
MOT 25-161  
Overview:  
Approval of the January 2025 Monthly Treasurer’s Report for All Funds  
A Motion to Approve the February 2025 Monthly Treasurer’s Report for  
All Funds  
MOT 25-170  
Overview:  
Approval of the February 2025 Monthly Treasurer’s Report for All Funds  
A Motion to Approve the Bills in the Amount of $6,320,962.26 from May 2,  
through May 29, 2025  
MOT 25-185  
Overview:  
A Motion to Approve the Bills in the Amount of $6,320,962.26 from May 2, 2025,  
through May 29, 2025. Also attached is the April 2025 payroll summary report.  
A Resolution to Approve the Community Relations Commission Work  
Plan for 2025  
S.  
RES 25-222  
Overview:  
This is an annual agenda item in which the Village Board approves work plans  
for each citizen commission outlining their authorized work for the upcoming  
year. Each commission submits a draft work plan with recommended projects  
that are in line with the enabling ordinance for that commission or the Village  
Board can assign specific projects. Citizen commissions are created to be an  
advisory body to the Village Board.  
XIII. Regular Agenda  
A Study Session On An Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 (“Housing”),  
Article 2 (“Residential Rental License”) And Amending Chapter 12  
(“Housing”), Article 6 (“Residential Tenant And Landlord Ordinance”),  
Section 4 (“Rental Agreements”) And Amending Chapter 12 (“Housing”),  
Article 6 (“Residential Tenant And Landlord Ordinance”), Section 11  
(“Security Deposits”) And Amending Chapter 13 (“Human Rights”),  
Article 5 (“Unlawful Management Practices”), Section 1 (“Unlawful  
Management Practices; Regulations”)  
T.  
ID 25-392  
Overview:  
To further implement recommendations from the 2024 HOPE Fair Housing  
Study, staff have developed the attached draft ordinance. It would amend the  
Village’s existing requirements for rental licensing by requiring a local property  
manager or agent, changing the manner in which the annual property owner  
management seminars are conducted, adding a section for the suspension and  
revocation of a rental license, and adding a section for the responsibilities of the  
property owners.  
XIIV. Call to Board and Clerk  
XV. Adjourn